[Reconstructive measures for toe deformity after compartment syndrome].
Compartment syndrome of the lower extremities has various etiologies. Patients suffer from toe deformity due to incorrect healing following compartment syndrome. They are restricted in their mobility as a result, even though the primary causes of the compartment syndrome in the lower extremities have long since healed. The toe deformities cannot be specifically attributed to compartment syndrome. Instead, they are a typical response to biomechanical changes in the foot. Following compartment syndrome, they are the result of a relative shortening of the tendons and a loss of function and contraction of the muscle; in patients with splay foot and flat foot, the toe deformity is caused by bone and connective tissue pathology. Identical surgical measures are used.
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Abteilung für Orthopädie, Unfall- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie der Kliniken der Kreisspitalstiftung Weissenhorn, Stiftungsklinik Weissenhorn, Donauklinik Neu-Ulm, Illertalklinik, Illertissen, Deutschland. ralf-eisele@t-online.de
D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000601:surgery*; D005531:Foot Deformities, Acquired / Q000601:surgery*; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D014034:Toes / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome